The town is a UNESCO World heritage site famed for its obelisks and ancient churches and was a flashpoint of the conflict that started in early November.

該鎮是聯合國教科文組織的世界遺產，以其方尖碑和古教堂而聞名，是11月初開始的衝突的爆發點。

The rights group said.

權利組織說。

The massacre took place over a 24 hour period starting on November the 28th, The that's the same day that Prime Minister Abdi Ahmed declared victory over the rebellious Tea Grand People's Liberation Front.

屠殺發生在11月28日開始的24小時內，也就是總理阿布迪-艾哈邁德宣佈戰勝叛亂的茶大人民解放陣線的同一天。

The TPLF and many residents said Eritrean soldiers were supporting abuse forces, though the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments have previously denied this.

蒂格雷人民解放陣線和許多居民說，厄立特里亞阿兵哥正在支持虐殺部隊，儘管衣索匹亞和厄立特里亞政府以前否認了這一點。

The amnesty said the killings were a retaliation for an attack by local militia and that soldiers executed men and boys in the streets and engaged in extensive looting.

大赦組織說，這些殺戮是對當地民兵襲擊的報復，阿兵哥們在街頭處決了男子和男孩，並進行了大規模的搶劫。

The Ethiopian government emergency task force for Tigre said investigations were underway.

埃塞俄比亞政府的蒂格雷緊急工作隊說，正在進行調查。

The state run Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has released a statement time to coincide with the Amnesty report, saying preliminary investigations indicated Eritrean soldiers had killed an unknown number of civilians that the HRC said was in retaliation for an earlier attack by TPLF soldiers.

國家管理的衣索匹亞人權委員會在大赦國際報告發表聲明，稱初步調查表明，厄立特里亞阿兵哥殺害了數目不詳的平民，人權委員會稱這是對蒂格雷人陣阿兵哥早些時候的一次襲擊的報復。

The head of the government appointed interim administration in T grace of the police and judiciary were investigating.

政府任命的臨時行政機構負責人在T恩典的警察和司法部門正在調查。

Eritrea's foreign minister did not respond to requests for comment.

厄立特里亞外交部長沒有迴應評論請求。